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Sandeep Jaya's avatar

Just a thought— why not explore how political ideologies and decisions shape financial markets? You could break it down into macro-level policies, micro-political events, and even global geopolitics. A deep-dive analysis in this direction might really resonate with audiences looking to understand the bigger picture behind market movements.

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Zerodha's avatar

Hmm, this is very subjective Jaya. It's very hard to establish causality with politics and markets.

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Sandeep Jaya's avatar

Let me put this into perspective with a real experience.

Back in 2020–21, there was a strong narrative around resolving bad loans through the ARC-AMC model — I first encountered this through a Finshots piece by Zerodha. That narrative piqued my interest, and I started tracking the space more closely, with the assumption that it would be a positive trigger for Nifty Bank. Acting on that thesis, I entered the market.

But things didn’t play out the way I expected. I ended up taking a loss, which pushed me to dig deeper and reflect: What was I missing?

The missing piece, I realized, was the political power structure that influences how such narratives actually unfold. As the bill was tabled in Parliament, corporates began watching closely, and multiple viewpoints surfaced — some argued that outsourcing bad loans to private entities was risky, while others claimed it would clean up balance sheets and revive credit growth. Eventually, Nifty Bank did move up — but only after 8–9 months. I recovered my capital through long-term investing, but what stood out to me was this: the narrative only turned into market action once the political machinery began to move.

This made me think — imagine if there was a structured way to track financial narratives from a political lens:

Who’s backing or opposing a policy?

What’s the next procedural step?

Why is the timing politically relevant?

Which ideology is driving momentum — the left or the right?

This applies across the board — whether we’re talking about EV adoption, climate change, oil policy, or fintech regulations. These aren't just economic stories; they’re deeply political. The market reacts to visible moves, but the invisible hand often belongs to politics.

That’s why I believe there’s value in exploring this perspective more systematically.

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Zerodha's avatar

Or the other of thinking about the example you mentioned is just looking at regulations regardless of the politics behind it. But either way, some of this already happens on the shows and newsletters we do. We do track the big and monumental regulatory changes and look at the first and second order impacts.

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